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My 9 month old son still isnt sitting up by himself or crawling?

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Im starting to get worried about my 9 month old son. He still wont sit by himself unsupported and still doesnt crawl. When I try to sit him up he just pushes back and doesnt have good balance. He doesnt seem to have any interest in doing it at all only once in a while will he catch himself with his hands. I got him evaluated about a little over a month ago, and the dr said he is just delayed and that all the muscle evaluation he did on my son showed he could do it but is lazy so to speak. So he showed me some exercises to do with him, but in over a month and a half he hasn't showed any sign of improvement. Im getting so worried that ive been going crazy looking up stuff like Cerebral Palsy and driving myself nuts with worry. I know its not fare to compare but I do it all the time. Does anyone else have a child that was delayed like my son and is fine now?

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My daughter waited to hit a lot of the milestones, like crawling and walking. She started sitting up on her own around 7 months, started crawling at 10 months and started walking at 14 months. She is now 5 1/2 years old. She's a completely normal bouncy little girl. As for the cerebral palsy thing - the tests your doctor did would have shown a problem with his muscle function. There are several markers for cerebral palsy, your doctor would have seen them. No need to worry about that. I know you've heard it before, but you really can't compare your child to other children. Everyone develops at their own pace

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